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Does the insertion of a newer atrial active fixation bipolar lead cause acute pericarditis in patients undergoing dual chamber pacing?
Does the insertion of a newer atrial active fixation bipolar lead cause acute pericarditis in patients undergoing dual chamber pacing?
A notable proportion (4.9%) of patients developed acute symptomatic pericarditis after insertion of a newer atrial active fixation lead, indicating caution is needed when placing this lead in the thin atrial wall.
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May warrant post-implant monitoring with this lead; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Greene et al. (1994) studied this question.
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